Chemicals & MaterialsAug 10, 2026

The Linde Group

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Year Founded & Workforce

1878-12-31

57,605 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

The Linde Group Overview

Company Headquarters: Germany

Founded: 1879

Workforce: 57,605

Company Working: The Linde Group is one of the major players in the international gases market. The group comprises of two divisions, namely, gases and engineering. The group offers a broad range of compressed and liquefied gases applicable in the energy sector, steel production, chemical processing, environmental protection and welding, food processing, glass production, and electronics. It has gases and engineering operations in more than 100 countries globally. Argon is produced and distributed by the group’s gases division.

Strategy

The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business, with advanced and innovative products and services

Company Snapshot

$19.24M

Revenue

57,605

Employees

1878-12-31

Founded

Germany

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Market leader
High R&D investments
Global presence

Weaknesses

High level of interest-bearing debt

Opportunities

Expansion of product capacities in lucrative markets

Threats

Environmental regulations in developed economies
Intense competition

Key Developments

Date	Approach	Development
September 2016	Expansion	The Linde group announced to increase the production of its industrial gases plant in Claymont, US. This expansion included installing a new air separation unit (ASU) to produce 400 tons per day of gaseous products and 1,200 tons per day of liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. The plant is expected to be completed by 2019 and will be Linde’s largest liquid merchant plant in the US.
January 2017	Expansion	The Linde group announced to open a new custom-engineered air separation plant in Adel, US. The group announced an investment of USD 40 million. The new large-scale air separation unit would supplement markets currently supplied by plants in Cartersville and Aiken, S.C. The plant is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2019.

Product Offering

The Linde Group
- Industrial Gases

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Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

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Management Consultant, Level 21

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R&D Director, Seojin

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The Linde Group

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1879 Workforce: 57,605 Company Working: The Linde Group is one of the major players in the international gases market. The group comprises of two divisions, namely, gases and engineering. The group offers a broad range of compressed and liquefied gases applicable in the energy sector, steel production, chemical processing, environmental protection and welding, food processing, glass production, and electronics. It has gases and engineering operations in more than 100 countries globally. Argon is produced and distributed by the group’s gases division.

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